ECON 006: Introduction to Environmental Economics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 315

Prerequisites: none

Description: An introduction to the basic principles of economics and their application to problems of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Emphasis is on the failure of markets as a cause of environmental degradation and the role of government in resolving problems of resource scarcity. Does not satisfy the Natural Science breadth requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Cross-listing: Cross- listed with ENSC 006.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: ECON 006 / ENSC 006
Year F W S Su Total
2021-22 157/160 157/160
2020-21 155/160 22/25 177/185
2019-20 157/160 21/25 178/185
2018-19 154/160 23/25 177/185
2017-18 157/160 23/25 180/185
2016-17 156/159  9/25 165/184